The Dubuque Symphony Orchestra (DSO)’s 2025–26 concert season, led by Music Director and Conductor William Intriligator, opens with “An American Playlist” October 4 & 5 at Five Flags Theater. This season’s theme invites audiences to experience the orchestra’s power to paint vivid musical landscapes - resonating with the heart, mind and soul. Highlights include orchestral masterpieces such as Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue, Rachmaninoff’s Symphonic Dances, Sibelius’ Finlandia and Symphony No. 1, Mozart’s Symphony No. 40, Barber’s Violin Concerto, and the monumental Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, featuring a massive choir and vocal soloists in an unforgettable season finale.
Single tickets to Classics performances, Holiday and Family Concerts held at historic Five Flags Theater in downtown Dubuque, are available at Five Flags Center Box Office, located at the corner of 4th and Locust Streets, downtown Dubuque. Box Office hours: Thursdays & Fridays from 10am-5pm. Ticket prices start at $20. Tickets may also be purchased online through Ticketmaster at www.dubuquesymphony.org (Ticketmaster online fees apply).
Classics Series: An American Playlist, October 4-5, 2025; DSO Center Stage, November 1-2, 2025; Symphonic Landscapes, February 28- March 1, 2026; The Spirit of Innovation, March 28-29, 2026.
Holiday and Holiday Family Concerts: December 6-7, 2025.
Single tickets to DSO’s production of Beethoven’s 9th “Choral” Symphony, held April 18-19, 2026 at Heritage Center’s John and Alice Butler Hall, are available online at http://www.dbq.edu/heritagecenter and at Farber Box Office, 2255 Bennett Street; call 563-585-7469. The box office is open from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Monday through Friday and 90 minutes prior to events.
Single tickets to DSO Rocks! at the Mississippi Moon Bar will be available through the Diamond Jo box office beginning October 11. They are currently available for purchase with a season ticket package.
Season ticket packages of 3 or all 4 classics concerts are available for purchase at the DSO office. New subscribers receive 30% off the Full 4 Classics package (order by September 30). Call 563-557-1677 or stop in. Located in the lower level of the Atrium building in Fountain Park – 2728 Asbury Rd, Dubuque, IA 52001.
